On 21st January 2022, three states observed their 50th Statehood Day, which of the following is NOT one amongst these three?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Nagaland.
- Statehood Day is celebrated every year as Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura on January 21, 1972, attained statehood under the North Eastern Region (Reorganization) Act of 1971.
- Before the north-eastern region was turned into seven sisters with the statehood of Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland, the North Eastern composition consisted of Assam plains from the old Assam Province, the hill districts, and the North Eastern Frontier Tracts (NEFT) of the North-Eastern borderland.